We may have seen the end of an era in the modern NBA with superstar, Damian Lillard, requesting a trade from the Portland Trail Blazers, where despite his stellar play, has been unable to win a championship during his tenure.
Miami, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles have all been rumored to be landing spots for Lillard.
The buzz dominated Saturday afternoon Twitter which was experiencing severe problems when the news broke with many users getting a “rate limit exceeded” errors.
This only aggravated NBA fans looking for the latest news on a possible blockbuster deal..
Lets take a look at some of the reactions that came down during the chaos..
Dame has requested a trade pic.twitter.com/Dv1sdHsxmE
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 1, 2023
The Dame loyalty narrative is over
pic.twitter.com/WsnRQZqTOf— Masked 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) July 1, 2023
Every Heat fan right now praying Riley trades for Dame pic.twitter.com/LZzXcjOrzI
— James Caricato (@playmakrjames) July 1, 2023
The Dame news even got my barista going through it 😔 pic.twitter.com/VUJRqa3Chz
— Trenton Likes Sports (@sports_trenton) July 1, 2023
Tyler Herro after hearing Dame wants to be a Heat pic.twitter.com/0etcfRZBz3
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) July 1, 2023
Dame: I wanna play in Miami
Twitter Servers: pic.twitter.com/sACTxlBYOh
— Christian Hernandez (@BoutDameTime) July 1, 2023
they just made the finals with gabe vincent starting and are replacing him with dame pic.twitter.com/isg1pktzDD
— owen (@fchwpoop) July 1, 2023
Dame “I’m not gonna run from the grind, I’m here to stay”
Dame: pic.twitter.com/UFxMphJhub— SSB (@SSBKlutch) July 1, 2023
Actual picture of Dame running from the grind pic.twitter.com/DVGZep3idU
— EmpTy (🏴☠️1083/1083) (@EmpTy_81) July 1, 2023
It’s about DAME TIME Lillard requested a trade from Portland. He gave his all to the city and the team. Now it’s time to go get a ring. pic.twitter.com/1paoHihKyu
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) July 1, 2023
We don't have to see a Dame report about "loyalty" again pic.twitter.com/HiEPSIYvWW https://t.co/BxzoM5DCWP
— Mark Kim (@MarkJKim_) July 1, 2023
It’s happening!!!!!! Dame to Miami!!!! pic.twitter.com/nfOaBkqvEs
— Brandon. (@FameAdventura) July 1, 2023
Blazers after giving Jerami Grant the bag only for Dame to request a trade pic.twitter.com/lf6JdwiDop
— I Think You Should League Pass (@nbaleave) July 1, 2023
me trying to look at the Dame news on here: pic.twitter.com/pYbK6IAydU
— Grace (@gracesporttakes) July 1, 2023
Hello. I just woke up I have mixed emotions. So far I have learned about 3 bombs. Strus to cavs, thomas bryant to miami, and DAME. I do not know how I feel. But I think I am VERY HAPPY. WE GOT DAMEEEEEE pic.twitter.com/o3h69er9Y6
— Strus Muse (@StrusMuse) July 1, 2023
What do you think?
Was it time for Damian Lillard to leave Portland?
Is Dame to Miami a done deal? Does this make the Heat favorites to win it all next year?
Let me know in the comments below..
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